INQUEST Northern Conference & Quiz 2025


Garden Court North is pleased to announce that we will be co-hosting the INQUEST Northern Conference & Quiz 2025 alongside Ison Harrison and Leigh Day on 18 September.

The conference will take place at Manchester Hall, followed by the quiz at Town Hall Tavern. From Garden Court North’s inquest and public inquiries team, Anna Morris KC and Kate Stone will be speaking during the conference, and Alex Blair will be hosting the quiz.

Ticket prices vary for Young Legal Aid Lawyers (YLAL) members, pupils, students, and those only attending one part of the event. See INQUEST’s ticket webpage for more.

All proceeds will go towards INQUEST, whose vital work provides expertise on state-related deaths and their investigation to bereaved people, lawyers, advice and support agencies, the media, and parliamentarians.

Time: Details: Location:
INQUEST Northern Conference

12:30 – 17:00

A range of speakers will be looking at topics including:

  • a Case Law update
  • inquest practicalities and the new Chief Coroner’s Guidance for Coroners on the Bench
  • working with bereaved people and trauma-informed practice

We will also be screening INQUEST’s documentary The UK Is Not Innocent which exposes 40 years of state violence and resistance in England and Wales. Watch the trailer.

Tea and coffee will be provided.

Manchester Hall
36 Bridge Street
Manchester
M3 3BT
INQUEST Northern Quiz

17:00-19:00

A highly competitive fundraising quiz for INQUEST’s vital work.

Buffet food and drinks will be provided.

The Town Hall Tavern
20 Tib Lane
Manchester
M2 4JA
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When: 18 Sep 2025
Where: Manchester Hall, 36 Bridge Street, Manchester, M3 3BT
Start time: 12:30
End time: 19:00

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